Join Our OECD Side Session 

Recent human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) legislation, namely the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), requires companies to use their contracts with suppliers to prevent, address, and remedy adverse human rights impacts arising in their supply chain. Join us for a conversation on key legislative changes related to contracts, guidance on aligning commercial contracts with the new requirements, and hear directly from representatives from apparel brands HAKRO and Zeeman on their experiences revising their company's contracts to incorporate responsible contracting principles. This conversation intends to equip brands with an understanding of what applying responsible contracting principles looks like in practice.  

 

This virtual session will:
 

• Explain contracting requirements under the CSDDD

• Offer recommendations for revising contracts using the Supplier Model Clauses (SMCs) to support adherence to legislative requirements.

• Offer guidance on the Do’s and Don’ts of due diligence-aligned contracting, focusing on clauses that are specific to the apparel sector.

• Feature conversation with HAKRO and Zeeman representatives on their experiences revising their brand-supplier contracts to incorporate responsible contracting principles, touching on challenges and successes.

​RCP Speaker Hosts: 

• Chana Rosenthal, RCP Apparel Advisor

• Klaus Eisenreich, Senior European Legal Advisor 

 

Additional Speakers: 

• Tara Scally, Zeeman

• Anna Rüchardt, HAKRO

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